Matt Haig The implication that depressed people are fundamentally irresponsible is a deeply damaging and counterproductive one. Winston Churchill was a depressive. He didn’t just fly planes; he was in charge of the Royal Air Force. – Matt Haig Air Quotes Charge Quotes Churchill Quotes Counterproductive Quotes Damaging Quotes Deeply Quotes Depressed Quotes Depressive Quotes Fly Quotes Force Quotes Fundamentally Quotes Implication Quotes Irresponsible Quotes People Quotes Planes Quotes Royal Quotes Winston Quotes Depression, for me, wasn’t a dulling but a sharpening, an intensifying, as though I had been living my life in a shell, and now the shell wasn’t there. It was total exposure. If we ever head down the American path of banning certain books or turning the editorial process into one of censorship, we will risk turning teens off books and sending them elsewhere – to their X-Boxes, for instance. To the Internet. And they won’t ever come back to books.
PeacePeace Pilgrim When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. – Peace Pilgrim
Dennis Rodman I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money. – Dennis Rodman
Margaret Qualley It’s a normal part of the culture of ballet to go to a nutritionist in your first few weeks. They write down everything you eat and use a little roller that pinches you to measure the fat all over your body. Then, every semester, you get a letter saying either you’re too thin, or you’re OK, or you’re overweight. – Margaret Qualley
Rod Carew I go back to when my youngest daughter was dying. I never asked my Friend Upstairs, ‘Why me?’ And He’s the only one who has the answers. – Rod Carew
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